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Book Synopsis
Reveals the common patterns adults experience in their careers, relationships, and development. Shows how, by gaining an understanding of these patterns in their own lives, adults can find new meaning in their existence, work through problems, and explore opportunities for growth.

Table of Contents
1. The Essence of Adulthood.

2. How Work and Love Interact.

3. At the Intersection of Work, Love, and Learning.

4. Tracing the Patterns of Adulthood.

5. Moving in Tandem: The Parallel Pattern.

6. One Stable Force: The Steady/Fluctuating Pattern.

7. No Order Here: The Divergent Pattern.

8. Comparing the Patterns.

9. Intrinsic Connections: The Patterns and Learning.

10. Learning from Experience.

11. Understanding Work, Love, and Learning.

Resources: A. Notes on Methodology.

B. Determining Your Own Pattern.

Lifelines: Patterns of Work, Love, and Learning in Adulthood

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      Book details

      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 1 September 1991
      ISBN-13 9781555423643
      978-1555423643
      ISBN-10 1555423647
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      Age groups: adults

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Reveals the common patterns adults experience in their careers, relationships, and development. Shows how, by gaining an understanding of these patterns in their own lives, adults can find new meaning in their existence, work through problems, and explore opportunities for growth.

      Table of Contents
      1. The Essence of Adulthood.

      2. How Work and Love Interact.

      3. At the Intersection of Work, Love, and Learning.

      4. Tracing the Patterns of Adulthood.

      5. Moving in Tandem: The Parallel Pattern.

      6. One Stable Force: The Steady/Fluctuating Pattern.

      7. No Order Here: The Divergent Pattern.

      8. Comparing the Patterns.

      9. Intrinsic Connections: The Patterns and Learning.

      10. Learning from Experience.

      11. Understanding Work, Love, and Learning.

      Resources: A. Notes on Methodology.

      B. Determining Your Own Pattern.

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